Hilltop Church

This may possibly be Melissa's favorite landmark in Kentucky. We pass this church on the road to Rattlesnake Ridge. This part if the road is somewhat flat, but it still has the twists and turns that we've come to expect down there. You're driving through a residential neighborhood and suddenly this church pops out at you. Every time we drive by, Melissa wants to stop and take picture, and I can't blame her. The scene is truly beautiful. What you don't see in this picture is that the ground behind the church drops off sharply right at the back door. From there there is an incredible view of the valley (holler) between here and Marshes Siding. Actually Jim Cmolik's back yard. You can see that picture in an earlier blog post.

As quickly as the church sneaks up on you, it disappears in the rear view mirror and you're back into the twisting countryside road. And before you know it you're heading downhill to the valley floor again. Hopefully not burning up your brakes as I tried to do. It's just not that much fun reaching the bottom of a hill at a turn in the road and having the brake pedal go to the floor.

This was shot with a Canon 50D and a Canon 17-85mm is lens at 17mm. 1/250 sec at f/11. ISO 100.